258) Largest Land Animals in North America

Dr. Buster returns, this time with a list of the Top 10 Largest Land Animals in North America, ranked by the high-end of their average weight. #1 on the list can weigh up to 5,000 pounds (2267 kg)! PLUS... fun facts and trivia about each animal, mating rituals, fighting each animal, animals in Ancient Rome, Stephen Hawking in a tree, and MUCH more. WATCH THE FULL VIDEO VERSION OF THIS EPISODE: https://youtu.be/Dmdngnl30MQ ------------------------------------------- IMAGES OF EVERY ANIMAL (contains spoilers!) 10. American Alligator: https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTvq6s6W3NU28TTRcsnJNiIoWR19VuLeT1ANaB9WGjx2AjzX4k73gWAfcjRYN8x7fkExT8&usqp=CAU 9. Elk: https://fox2now.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2023/11/GettyImages-1277545532.jpg?w=1280  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gBk04ajuxk 8. Leatherback Sea Turtle: https://www.houmatoday.com/gcdn/authoring/2018/01/16/NCOU/ghows-DA-b2289947-53b5-465a-84e6-6d9a6228d4d8-84a6054f.jpeg?width=1200&disable=upscale&format=pjpg&auto=webp 7. Kodiak Brown Bear: https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/proxy/PPmA-SJ-z6BpXxMK4P4GTaGj_mIIm-oXjDp8V1ZCEDjmd6kFNUuOdoytAKzferegFvkEewjdVfCBOw6W2ne1lhgmEANrAZw 6. Polar Bear: https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQ6d1m0yWgdPVSZAN1Gc5aFzsMfitJL1bBRw6-JWFsVQA&s 5. Moose: https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRjOw3GT1mz6YmWt4uZBzKexqxLSzH63bhX5HHpUrIldA&s 4. Stellar Sea Lion https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0lV1njv0rs 3. American Bison: https://www.visittheusa.com/sites/default/files/styles/16_9_770x433/public/images/hero_media_image/2017-02/d25f0b4a11d077a619607b67a1da09ca.jpeg?h=4b06cde3&itok=Ks6Nmexf 2. Walrus https://media.wnyc.org/i/1080/1080/l/80/2022/08/FreyaTheWalrus.png 1. Elephant Seal: https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcS3YWK0sU-htPf18DxKWoj1-qrNSvHPiJ5gCgKU4xWQjkNZ6n_3j1aUbI6isAdUG_laizQ&usqp=CAU YOUTUBE LINKS (listed in order of reference): ELK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gBk04ajuxk STELLAR SEA LION: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0lV1njv0rs WALRUS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvgnjoOMg4c ELEPHANT SEAL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FDTXuXJMdpI ------------------------------------------- Get EARLY, AD-FREE access to 10ish Podcast episodes (and bonus content!) on the new-and-improved 10ish Pod+. Now easier to sign up than ever, and listenable on all podcast apps (including Spotify): https://10ishpod.com/plus NEW BONUS EPISODE OUT NOW: The Most Attractive Boyfriends/Girlfriends/Dates in Seinfeld (as determined by A.I.) ------------------------------------------- NEWSLETTER:https://www.10ishpod.com/newsletter MERCH: https://www.10ishpod.com/merch REDDIT: https://www.reddit.com/r/10ishPod TIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@10ishpod X (Twitter): https://www.x.com/10ishpod INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/10ishpod ------------------------------------------- Read a full transcript of this and all 10ish Podcast episodes at https://www.10ishpod.com/episodes. ------------------------------------------- Happy Celebratory Music: "Sunflower Dance Party" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices